The Educated Marketer

Stories Marketers Are Talking About Today--May 15, 2018

Privacy is a hot-button topic for sure and we will likely see that continue into the summer and perhaps for the better part of 2018 while companies scramble to assure users they are keeping their information secure.

Matthew Wilson, a guest contributor for Entrepreneur cautions social media users that trying to separate your personal from your business life is pointless, as we are all connected now. But he makes a point that every post you make, personal or business related, adds to or takes away from your personal brand. Wilson offers five helpful questions to ask before you post to avoid oversharing.

Word on the street is that Twitter is set to join the private messaging game. The service, dubbed “secret conversation” will first be offered on android devices and the feature will be in the conversation info section of the app. The feature will allow messages to be sent privately between a sender and recipient without giving access to the company whose platform is being used or by anyone else trying to intercept the message.